New York S 9957: Provides a tax credit for certain taxpayers who suffer the birth of a stillborn child

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S09957 Summary:

BILL NOS09957 

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SPONSORSCARCELLA-SPANTON

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Amd §606, Tax L

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Provides a tax credit for certain taxpayers who suffer the birth of a stillborn child.

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BILL NOS09957 

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04/17/2026REFERRED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 9957

 IN SENATE

 April 17, 2026
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 Introduced by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Budget and Reven-
 ue

 AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to providing a tax credit for
 certain taxpayers who suffer the birth of a stillborn child

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 606 of the tax law is amended by adding a new
 2 subsection (bbb) to read as follows:
 3 (bbb) Stillbirth tax credit. (1) A taxpayer shall be allowed a refund-
 4 able credit against the tax imposed by this article equal to two thou-
 5 sand dollars for the birth of a stillborn child, provided the stillborn
 6 child would have been a dependent of the taxpayer as defined by section
 7 152 of the Internal Revenue Code. The credit shall be allowed for the
 8 taxable year in which a certificate of still birth is issued pursuant to
 9 section four thousand one hundred sixty-a of the public health law.
 10 (2) For purposes of this subsection, "birth of a stillborn child"
 11 shall mean the birth of a child for whom a certificate of still birth
 12 has been issued pursuant to section four thousand one hundred sixty-a of
 13 the public health law.
 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable
 15 years commencing on and after January 1, 2026. Effective immediately,
 16 the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation neces-
 17 sary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are
 18 authorized to be made on or before such effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07296-02-6

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